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Wasn't it good that he kept talking though? Sorry for being crass, but I'd prefer him loosing this case.
by mikae1 2y ago
Wasn't it good that he kept talking though? Sorry for being crass, but I'd prefer him loosing this case.
- chris_wot 2y agoAgreed.
- kristofferR 2y agoBut that's a weird thing to do. Why advise people to do stuff detrimental to the world?
- Jare 2y agoTrying to help people be better versions of themselves is a good thing.
- kristofferR 2y agoBut this wasn't about trying to help someone to be better, it was to help them avoid facing consequences for being bad, like advising a wife beater about concealer options for his wife (overly dramatic example, I know). "You should stop doing dumb/illegal stuff, it might impact you" is very different advice than "You should stop talking about the dumb/illegal stuff you do, they may stop you".
- chris_wot 2y agoIt was probably an error in judgement for me to have advised the man to stop talking.
- jtbayly 2y ago[flagged]
- mplewis 2y ago[flagged]
- NewJazz 2y agoLoosely, I did know what the comment meant. But clarification can be good.
- spirographer 2y agoYou mean "Losely", right...
- tylerchilds 2y agothis entire back and forth is loose/lose for everyone
- glenngillen 2y agoYeah, they even showed they knew what the person meant. They were curious about why the person chose that particular word as it’s occurred frequently enough to make them wonder how/why it happens. If you know the answer I’d be happy to hear it.
- forbiddenvoid 2y agoNot the asker, but I have the same curiosity, as this phenomenon does not seem to occur with other words in English. I suspect it has something to do with "lose" being the only English word with the "oo" vowel followed by an "s", but I find it fascinating that this mistake can occur. And almost exclusively it is made by native English speakers.
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